Changeable-advertising device.



A. G. RENGERT.

GHANGEABLE ADVERTISING DEVICE. APPLICATION FILED Ammo, 1911.

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ARTHUR G. RENGERT, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

CHAN GEABLE-ADVERTISING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 21, 1911.

Application filed April 10, 1911. Serial No. 619,996.

To all whom, it may concern Be it known that I, ARTHUR G. RENGERT, citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Changeable-Advertising Devices, and declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and usethe same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to changeable advertising devices, and has for its object an improved device for displaying advertising cards or similar matter.

The advertising cards in the device shown and described are displayed in connection with a paper holder from which-paper is taken at frequent intervals, the special device shown being one that is adapted to be used in barber shops and stores where the workmen are accustomed to using a small slip of paper from time to time, and the device is adapted to bring to a point of observation a card with each movement of the machine, to allow a portion of paper to be taken therefrom. As will appear later, the cards are not all or need not all be necessarily actuated in exactly consecutive se quence as it sometimes happens that the same cards will be shown more than once in the operation of the machine, and before another card is shown, but practically the cards are shown in sequence from the'front to the rear of the assembled mass of cards, and are then shown from the rear to the front after which the machine repeats.

In the drawings :Figure 1, is a vertical longitudinal section. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the case showing the levers and slides in section and the operating mechanism in elevation. Fig. 3, is a detail section at the line'33 of, Fig. 2, showing the ratchet in dotted lines. Fig. 4, is a detail section at the line 4:& of Fig. 2. Fig. 5, is a detail sectionshown in the engagement of the lever arm to the card holders or slides. Fig. 6, is a longitudinal section through a portion of the actuator 17. Fig. 1 may be considered as a sectional View along the broken line XX of Fig. 2.

At the rear of the machine in a chamber 4 are arranged a number of vertically moving slides or card holders 5, each of which engages between upright guides 6 and 7. The upright guide 7 is cut away at its lower part to afford clearancefor the levers 8 which-lift the slides 5, (this is indicated in Fig. 5). The card holders are lifted by means of levers 8, each of which extends from a hub 10, and the hubs of the several levers are strung on a hollow shaft 11 j ournaled in bearings at the side of the case A. The bearing B about midway between the front and the rear of the case, is near the group end of the hollow shaft 11, and the shaft 11 carries at its end near the bearing a miter gear 12 with which meshes a miter gear 13 on a cross shaft 14 which extends through bearing brackets 15. The shaft- 14 terminates outside of the case with a wing lever or handle 16 by means of which it may be oscillated. Within the hollow of the shaft 11 engages a traveling lever actuator 17 pivotally connected by pitman 18 to a crank 19 on a ratchet wheel 20; the ratchet wheel 20 is journaled ina bracket bearing 21 that projects inward from the front of the case. Onthe shaft 14, which is the main actuating shaft, is an eccentric and strap 23, the strap being on the stem part of a hook pawl 22 that engages the ratchet wheel 20. At the opposite side of the case on the same shaft 14. is a second'eccentric andstrap 23 from which strap'extends a fork arm 25, of which the upper forked branch is the longer and rests on. a counter shaft 28 journaled in brackets 29 that project inward from the front of the case and carrying a feed roll 30. The feed roll is preferably roughened or coated with some rough material like emery cloth or rubber to give a friction grip on the paper passing over it. I

A pressure roll 31 and a weight 32 are carried on arms 33 pivotally connected to the front of the machine, which pressure roll 31 is'adapted to be lifted when the paper isplaced underneath it and above the feed roll 30. Astrip of paper leading from storage roll 34 passes over the feed roll 30 under the pressure roll 31, out through the casing through a slit 36 and under a steel cutting guide 37.

The card holders or slides are lifted by the reciprocating actuator 17 coacting with the oscillating sleeve 11. The reciprocating actuator 17 is provided at its end with a rotatable'bushing 39 (Fig. 6) held in place by screw 40, and adapted to turn on the stem or bearing 55. A pin 39 from the bushing 39 extends through a slot 41 in the oscillating sleeve 11 and engages in a passage 56 in the hub of the lever 8. The travel of 5 the reciprocating actuator 17 brings the pin 39 into consecutive engagement with the hubs of all the levers.

44 is sight opening in the frontof the casing.

The shaft 14 is prevented from not more than about a half rotation because of the engagement of pin 27 which travels from pin 46 to 47 and returns. The spring 48 extending from a fixed part of the casing to a pin 49 projecting from the shaft 14 aids to hold the slides or card holders in view by preventing the handle turning until actuated by the operator.

Overfeed of the paper is prevented by means of the lower member of the fork 25 which engages the pin 50 on the shaft 28 and prevents the rotation of the shaft 28. This stop coacts with the stop engagement-s of the pins 27 and 47. The two shafts are coupled by a sprocket chain 53, the feed roll 30 however makes many more revolutions than the driving shaft 14 and this can be accomplished because during the rearward oscillation of the lever or handle, and the pin 27, the fork is drawn back by its eccentric engagement, and the shaft 28 with its stop 50 can revolve over the upper fork 25 and the lower fork is withdrawn so that the pin 50 clears it. The feed rollers are actuated only upon the turning forward of the handle 16, the sprocket 57 being rotatable upon the shaft 14 and forward movement communicated to it by the ratchet 58 engaging with the pawl- 59, it is obvious when the shaft is revolved in the opposite direction, that the sprocket wheel 57 will remain stationary on the shaft and consequently not actuate the feed roller.

Provision is made for a drawer 52 in the case under the main mechanism.

What I claim is 1. A changeable card exhibitor having in combination a manually actuated shaft, a hollow shaft provided with a slot extending longitudinally thereof and oscillated by said manually actuated shaft, a plurality of levers having hub couplings engaging on said hollow shaft, a traveling actuator having a coupler engaging through said slot in said shaft and in the hubs and adapted to successively engage said hubs and means for actuating said traveling actuator, substantially as described.

2. A card exhibitor having in combination a plurality of card holders, a lifting arm for each holder provided with a hub, a hollow shaft loosely engaging through the hubs of all of said arms, and provided with a slot forming a guide for a traveling actu- 65 ator, an actuator traveling within said shaft,

a projection thereon extending into engaging relation with said hubs, means for producing reciprocating movement and means for producing oscillation movement of said actuator, substantially as described.

3. A card exhibitor having in combination a manually operated shaft, ahollow shaft operatively connected therewith, hub couplings connected with said hollow shaft, a lever attached to each of said hub couplings, slides adapted to be raised into view by said levers, an actuator traveling lengthwise in said hollow shaft and adapted to select one of the several hub couplings and operatively connect the same with the hollow shaft when the same is turned, means by which said manually operated shaft may be turned a predetermined distance and means for causing the said actuator to select different hub couplings at each turn of the manually operated shaft.

4. A card exhibitor having in combination a manually operated shaft, a hollow shaft having a slot therein connected operatively therewith, hub couplings provided with a passage adapted to register with said slot and rotatable on said hollow shaft, a lever attached to each hub coupling, and a slide attached to each lever, an actuator reciprocating lengthwise in said hollow shaft and provided with a pin engaging through said slot and passage and thereby adapted to operatively connect the hub couplings to the hollow shaft, and means operating simultaneously with the revolutions of the manually operated shaft which brings the slides into view or removes them from view, for causing the actuator to select a different and succeeding hub coup-ling, substantially as described.

5. A card exhibitor having in combination a manually operated shaft, a hollow shaft operatively connected therewith and provided with a slot, a plurality of hub couplings rotatable upon said shaft, and each provided with a passage registering with said slot, a lever attached to each hub coupling, and a slide attached to each lever and'brought into or removed from view thereby, an actuator reciprocating lengthwise in said hollow shaft, a pin terminal therefor engaging through said slot and in said passage and adapted to operatively connect a hub coupling to the hollow shaft, a ratchet wheel having crank connections with said actuator, an eccentric and strap connecting said ratchet wheel with the manually operated shaft and adapted to operate the ratchet, whereby oscillation of the manually operated shaft causes the actuator to select different and succeeding hub couplings and also revolves the hollow shaft bringing the slides into view and removing them from view, substantially as described.

6. A changeable card exhibitor, having in combination an actuating member, a plurality of levers arranged adjacent thereto, a slide operated by each lever, means for connecting said actuating member With any one of the levers, and means for successively shifting said connecting means so as to connect all of the levers with the actuating member in turn, the last mentioned means comprising a crank linked to said connecting means, a ratchet Wheel adapted to revolve said crank, a manually actuated shaft adapted to rock said actuating member, and

an eccentric strap and pawl hook connecting said manually operated shaft With the ratchet Wheel and adapted to turn the same thereby reciprocating the said connecting means, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof, I sign this specification in the presence of two Witnesses.

ARTHUR Gr. RENGERT.

Witnesses:

STUART C. BARNES,

AGNES HIPKINs.

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